Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1887-03-05

THE EIGHTH LEAGUE CLUB.
The Problem of the Composition Of the
League TO be solved Next Week.
Base ball affairs, so far as the National league is
concerned, have not changed any during the past
week. Everyt thing depends upon the result OF
the special meeting OF the league to be held at the
Fifth Avenue Hotel, New York, on Monday. The
problem OF the composition OF the league must be
solved at that meeting, for the playing season is
too near at hand to permit OF any further delay.
The eighth league club must be allowed some little
time in which to equip itself for the seasons
struggle. The question Of where that club shall
be located is still matter Of conjecture. Several
OF the clubs that opposed the admission of Kansas
City and preferred indianapolis at the Pittsburg
committee meeting are nowstrongly in ravorof Kan
sas CITY They are unanimous, however, in their ap
prevail OF the action OF the committee at that meet
Ing In referring the whole matter to the league,
Tor they are now better informed as to the exact
situation and can act intelligently. Before this
vexed question can be settled, however, it Will be
necessary to clearly define the status Of
THE ST. LOUIS CLUB,
which has all along been considered as practically
out of the league, and necessarily destined for
transfer either TO Kansas City or Indianapolis. Al
though this Will doubtless prove side issue of
consequence, still IT may assume serious proper
tons for base ball Is very uncertain quantity. 1t
is claimed that as the league committee did not
ratry the sale OF the ST. Louis franchise to Kansas
City the st. Louis people cannot be held by it,
should they see way to better themselves. The
To plav sunday rames Vim If the frpanrhise ts
valued at $4,000. Without it there is no use COM
fba = oniS nor-o%an,, ai,,, ~ eP. n,ieof
the league are in favor granting them this per-
mission, and will endeavor before Monday TO in
uuce rttSou,S 70 become the slxtn ciuo 10 vote
lowed. IL is barely possible but highly improba-
sale OF the st. Louis franchise and players to Kan
City is not ratified by the league, the owners
Will insist upon being paid as much by Indianapo-
and will otherwise sue the league for the differ
ence. All things considered
THE PROSPECTS
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''io INC o'nuo "S 'ho' "oie wen aso. IL lno liz
dianapons people are anxious enough Ior league
club 10 show readiness and an ability to spend
about s3O 600 at the start they Will probably he
admitted There has been reaction however in
Savnr Of the Kansas Citv On acconnt Of the nlnckV
manner in which its stand was maintained. and
Indianapolis will have TO show very strong hand
10 WIN III IL is admitteo tne League Will purchase
oe NIL ory oiuU ,Ui S,na 1 that
the strongest St IOnis payers will be required TO
stay with the club that gets the franchise II this
proves so Chicago Will have TO get along without
Glasscock and New York without Denny. good
many people, however, think that Spalding and
Day are too shrewd to be baked In their plans and
Will In the end manage 10 2ltaln thelr OBJECT III
has been asserted that Spaldng advocacy OF Kan
sls City was caused by private arrangement in
ADVANCE that he GldSSCOCh, Uuo euIo ID
as emphatically denied. 1t undoubtedly Will be
TO the advantage OF the league TO make the eighth
club as strong as possible, for that means more
equabe distribution OF base ball ability among the
clubs, and hence greater interest and patronage
during the race for
THE CHAMPIONSHIP
lh LEI .'..Ia...u ,o.o .,,on
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half the league clubs for nrst place. Detroit Is
tbongh Somewhat weakened is a dangerous team
Bo,ton has been maIerially Strengthened. Kelly
and Radbourn making the 1lnesl battery in the
,nan1 and diSriniine cannot helm pIayinp good
hall Pittsbnrg comes to the league from the
ameriran sSSotiatinn with splendid reputation.
and ifs nr,sre.Ss Will he Watched with GOOD deal
of interest first-class team should Certainly
result from a combination of st. Louis and Kansas
civ WaShin0top is nnnuestionably the weakest
team on naner mt there is no telling how strong
II will move RI he The team is undprrated There
are GOOD men in the OrpaniZatiOn and good man
a9e and dsein,ne Viii do wonders towards
h1ino-incr them ont
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1n1 "AsniNu W.
There is every prospect That washington Will De
materially benefited by the result of Mondays
nootin for II a. ON tho cards for nc tn get MYERS
whitney anu Obrlen. NOtnlng Can pIevSuC suOn
an outcome put Diunaef On tne part Oh tne 1o a
II no' roh t 49, 20 antt.oi1U ~
exnacteS and there is every reasoS to believe that
theeSe men Nv viii belong to washington before
the Season u on mems '0''.e "
'n SaIdiOn, "a snron ORC bainp nrattv severelv
Spauag anu , aliOn T on o1S pnd ESaimnlS
III, I heaSI RoWevsr, bn,d that thav have
nnaa SarV Viz move Anson fsVors reieasin0
uO ,,o INC iS tbnronob1v dfSsa1istie1 with the
ay PC t th 70 rhet Re couIG not 1rot the host
yo 1 5ro uo him II be shouId force him To NAV
a1ainOt his viii Chtca0o NAV not canture the
abamn,onnb,n INIT it viii mole more money than
~ the men we're retained SnaIdtnU Ia an unHsnay
shraud man and generally knows nretty we'll
what he is about In baseball matters. He has
sacnrad ,,1 600 for the release of thes three nay-
srS Rn StstrihntinS them among dfffIer
emf climbs he has made each one strong
drawfn0 card when il nlays in Chicago
When Roston comes there everybody will want
IN see EeIIy and the same will he the case with
Now yort when If brinOs core and Pittsburo
With Da1rvmnle and besides ho1h SnaIdfnC and
anSon orc catiStiad with their team aS if now
Sfands New YORK IT, is said has given mn Ali
bonaS or Sacnrtno I,enny from AZ ouis and will
~ pio%ar,unE or third He iS not S,,ch a bril-
RRnn, Me- 90 DennV and viii not he snch a
49,, 20 ~, buf n IT, nuoStton ~ ha docs NOT
~ a a 80, Sati,tactinn in NE ionr RIM Tho Team
S b =, tsaIiT SIra,orSeOa5 md ,vti msEa
nS ~ hid Tor tha cbamni1nShin With az ron@er
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Dan,ei,e T "oui0 o0 "o'' 'uio VI capturing 'n0
pWnna%ar cannev arrived hero vasterdav and
nil ~ nna harin nrena rationS for hannnin, the
Season WacS and Gilmore also arrtved veSterdav
TO- raot 81 Easfinr, NTH tho NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. -
o,nnad ,Siu IneeL hS preSiaent ynnn1 he a,so
annonnceS that TONY Eullane has stoned with the
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